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Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing.They include most of the world's iconic races, such as the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Europe, the Melbourne Cup in Australia, and the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup races in the United States.
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Wagering on the Kentucky Oaks day totaled US$60.2 million, including US$19.4 million on the Kentucky Oaks race. [31] Wagering on the Kentucky Derby day totaled US$250.9 million, including US$165.5 million on the Kentucky Derby race. Wagering across the Kentucky Derby Festival totaled US$343.0 million. [32]
A list of notable flat horse races that take place annually in Ireland, under the authority of Horse Racing Ireland. This list includes all conditions races which currently hold Group 1, 2 or 3 status in the European Pattern programme. Race distances are expressed in miles, furlongs and yards.
Horse Racing Ireland (HRI; Irish: Rásaíocht Capaill na hÉireann) is the governing body of horse racing on the island of Ireland. It is based in the Curragh, County Kildare, next to the racecourse of that name. HRI was founded in 2001, succeeding the Irish Horseracing Authority, itself the 1994 successor to the Racing Board founded in 1945. [1]
Insular style illustration of a man riding a horse, from the Book of Kells. Horse racing in Ireland has a very long history. The ancient text Togail Bruidne Dá Derga (Destruction of the Mansion of Da-Derga) mentions chariot races taking place on the Curragh during the lifetime of the monarch Conaire Mór, [1] [2] whose reign is disputed but is believed to have occurred sometime between 110 BC ...
On November 22, he won his first race following his surgery, an allowance optional claiming race at Del Mar racetrack. [40] He returned to graded stakes-winning form with a Grade II win in the Grade II Arcadia Handicap on January 31, 2015 [ 41 ] [ 42 ] :53 and achieved his 5,000th North American win on February 13, 2015.
The Irish Grand National is a National Hunt steeplechase in Ireland which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run at Fairyhouse over a distance of about 3 miles and 5 furlongs (5,834 metres), and during its running there are twenty-four fences to be jumped.